Knowledge production in Iranian cardiovascular research centers: A way to reduce the burden of disease

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) will be responsible for almost 70% of all deaths in 2020. [...]knowledge production to find suitable ways to prevent, diagnosis, and effectively cover this disease in research centers is mandatory. [...]the present study is carried out with the aim to examine the results of studies performed in three years in Iranian cardiovascular centers. [...]the present study is conducted to evaluate knowledge production based on these studies in Iranian CVD research centers. Tehran Heart Center with 46 high quality publications was the first center among CVDRCs. [...]cardiovascular research center in Isfahan had the highest number of citations and h-index.